Durham Tap Water Quality Report
Limited testing on file — only PFAS results from EPA's UCMR 5 for UNH/DURHAM WATER SYS. No other contaminant results are on file for UNH/DURHAM WATER SYS; check its latest Consumer Confidence Report for its current test results.
People Served
16,000
Health-based violations since 2020
0
UNH/DURHAM WATER SYS. EPA SDWA violation data as of Q2 2026 (downloaded 2026-07-09).
Is Durham Tap Water Safe to Drink?
Only PFAS results from EPA's UCMR 5 are on file for Durham's own water system, so everything else listed below has no result behind it. Testing your own water is the way to find out what your tap is actually delivering.
UNH/DURHAM WATER SYS, Durham's water system, serves 16,000 people. 2 other systems also serve parts of Durham. Each system's results are listed under its own name, never added to UNH/DURHAM WATER SYS's. Water quality testing is conducted regularly and reported to the EPA.
Boil water advisories are issued by water systems and state agencies, and they change from day to day. Boil water advisories in New Hampshire
Durham Water Service Areas
What these numbers actually mean for Durham, NH
We read Durham, NH’s published record and send you a short report — which findings warrant a decision, which to ignore, and what to do about it. Including when the answer is nothing.
- 23 contaminants listed, only PFAS results from EPA's UCMR 5 on file
- 23 PFAS compounds on record
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General-Purpose Water Filters for Durham
Durham's results show no result above EPA's health goals or legal limits, so these are general-purpose NSF/ANSI 53 certified filters, not chosen for any contaminant.
Pentair Residential Filtration, LLC
Everpure Residential H-300-NXT
NSF Certified:
Capacity
3001 gal
Filter Life
10 mo
Flow Rate
0.5 gpm
Removes 5 contaminants:
Whirlpool Corporation
W11256135
NSF Certified:
Capacity
1001 gal
Filter Life
3 mo
Flow Rate
0.7 gpm
Removes 19 contaminants:
+14 more
Benzene, Carbofuran, Chlorine (Free), Chlorine (Total), Chlorine Dioxide, Chlorobenzene, Cryptosporidium, Ethylbenzene, Lead, Mercury, Metolachlor, Tetrachloroethylene, Toxaphene, Turbidity
Whirlpool Corporation
W11569861
NSF Certified:
Capacity
1001 gal
Filter Life
3 mo
Flow Rate
0.52 gpm
Removes 22 contaminants:
+17 more
Atrazine, Benzene, Carbofuran, Chlorine (Free), Chlorine (Total), Chlorine Dioxide, Chlorobenzene, Cryptosporidium, Ethylbenzene, Lead, Mercury, Metolachlor, Styrene, Tetrachloroethylene, Toxaphene, Trichloroethylene, Turbidity
Santevia
Bath Filter
NSF Certified:
Flow Rate
0.36 gpm
Highlights:
- Organic cotton design reduces plastic used in construction
- Affordable upfront & ongoing cost
- The only bath filter that removed 100% chlorine with “normal” faster faucet flow
Removes 1 contaminants:
Test Your Water Quality
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Advanced Home Water Test
$269
Comprehensive water analysis testing over 200 contaminants including bacteria, heavy metals, and chemical compounds.
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Advanced Microplastics Test
$829
Cutting-edge testing for microplastics particles in drinking water using advanced laboratory techniques.
Tap Score
Haloacetic Acids (HAA9) Test
$275
Tests for disinfection byproducts formed when chlorine reacts with organic matter in water treatment.
What Durham's water readings can explain
Utility-reported data for Durham includes a chlorine-based disinfectant — the readings behind these common tap water questions. We publish a city-level hardness figure for Durham, resolved from its water systems where they report one and estimated from county sampling where they do not. Each page starts with the hot-tap and cold-tap check, then shows what your own water system reported.
On a private well near Durham? Public-water results do not apply to private wells. See Strafford County well water testing and USGS risk data — modeled arsenic, nitrate, and the tests to run.
Water softener cost and installation in Durham
Durham's tap water has an estimated 1.1 grains per gallon (19.7 mg/L, county sampling in Strafford County) — soft on the USGS scale, below the range where scale is usually worth treating.
Water softener cost for an estimated 1.1 gpg water in Durham — equipment and local installation labour for your ZIP code, with the sizing arithmetic shown in full. For the national picture first, read what a water softener costs — equipment, installation labour and ten-year ownership, each separated out. For New Hampshire as a whole, read water softener cost in New Hampshire — priced against the plumber wage published for the state.
Frequently Asked Questions About Durham Tap Water
Limited testing on file — only PFAS results from EPA's UCMR 5 for UNH/DURHAM WATER SYS. No other contaminant results are on file for UNH/DURHAM WATER SYS; check its latest Consumer Confidence Report for its current test results.
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